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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

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#65926: Jan 13th 2017 at 3:21:40 PM

Serious question here, does anyone care enough about Scott to do so? Technically the surviving antagonist got what they wanted.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#65927: Jan 13th 2017 at 11:47:33 PM

Much like how every action-adventurer will find a rival eventually, and for every Sherlock there is a Moriarty, for every fugitive hero there is someone waiting in the wings to hunt them down and bring them in. Scott is the only character who's likely going to get any narrative use out of being a fugitive post Civil War, so him being ruthlessly hunted down is almost a given. Whether it's because someone legitimately thinks he needs to be brought to justice or because of ulterior movies, that depends.

I'd love it if the guy hunting him down is Crossfire, since it would tie in well with the first movie.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#65928: Jan 14th 2017 at 2:33:12 AM

Wait...will Ant-man and the Wasp be released before Infinity War? I thought it would be the first movie after....

Anyway...did anyone else notice that the Captain America movies are strangely prophetic? I mean, first the release The Winter Soldier in the same Year the Spying affair happened. And then they release Civil War which features a villain who uses strategically released information with the intend to make an "empire crumble from within" and boom, a few months later we get Trump with the help of Wiki Leaks....

Now I really wonder what Infinity War will be about.....

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#65929: Jan 14th 2017 at 7:54:18 AM

Wait...will Ant-man and the Wasp be released before Infinity War? I thought it would be the first movie after....
It's after the first Infinity War film, but before the second so-far-unnamed film.

ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
#65930: Jan 14th 2017 at 8:15:07 PM

A Black Panther flashback will apparently feature T'Challa attending school in the US during the 90s [1]

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#65931: Jan 14th 2017 at 8:38:44 PM

Ooh, that might be also where we meet Monica Lynne.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#65932: Jan 15th 2017 at 8:00:41 AM

So we'll be seeing Peter Dinklage in Avengers: Infinity War.

You know, at this point, I'm wondering why does Ike Perlmutter insist on having a rivalry with FOX given how easy it looks for Marvel to basically fulton a lot of the people FOX hires for their superhero movies. Already we have:

What's next? Halle Berry as Monica Rambeau?

edited 15th Jan '17 8:15:04 AM by TargetmasterJoe

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#65933: Jan 15th 2017 at 8:09:53 AM

So we might see Peter Dinklage in Avengers: Infinity War.

Already, reported dude.

As for Marvel having Fox actors, that's a thing with superhero films in general. There are so many of them being made that there's always going to be some actor crossover. (We already have several former Spider-Man actors in Justice League or Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool after playing Green Lantern.)

[up][up][up]Interesting. Hopefully there's some set photos soon.

edited 15th Jan '17 8:10:40 AM by comicwriter

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#65934: Jan 15th 2017 at 8:23:24 AM

[up] Ah, I thought it was a case where the actor is being eyed for a role, but hasn't said yes to anything yet.

Made the necessary fixes.

But yeah, I get it's a superhero movie thing. What I find pretty silly is that Ike Perlmutter insists on having a super intense rivalry against FOX when it's clear that (Deadpool and probably X2 aside) Marvel's movies are leaps and bounds better than whatever FOX can muster up.

It's like having a financially powerful man who already has a lot of good things in his life insisting on being rivals with his schlubby neighbor who can't even take care of his lawn.

Also, no response regarding the Monica Rambeau joke casting?

edited 15th Jan '17 8:24:09 AM by TargetmasterJoe

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#65936: Jan 15th 2017 at 8:30:12 AM

[up][up]Being screwed over on Fantastic Four could not have helped.

edited 15th Jan '17 8:30:25 AM by Beatman1

FoxBoxKid Philosophy Enthusiast from California Republic Since: Oct, 2013
Philosophy Enthusiast
#65937: Jan 15th 2017 at 9:25:09 AM

[up]x3 In an ideal world, 80's Pam Grier would be playing Monica Rambeau. I don't see Halle Berry being a good Monica.

Make mine Marvel.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#65938: Jan 15th 2017 at 9:54:24 AM

After seeing Hidden Figures I kinda think Janelle Monae would be a good Monica.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#65941: Jan 15th 2017 at 11:13:52 AM

[up][up]

Normally, the word "fulton" would refer to a city in Missouri or some men who have "Fulton" as a last name.

However, in the world of Metal Gear, "fulton" would be referring to the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, which is, in a nutshell, taking an extremely hi-tech balloon and strapping said balloon onto anything that isn't nailed to the floor such as vehicles, weapons, animals ranging from sheep to bears, or human beings and launching them all the way into the sky to your Mother Base.

Case in point:

So when I was saying Marvel Studios was fultoning actors from FOX, I'm making a gag based on how quickly and easily it is for them to acquire actors who've previously done Marvel-based movies by FOX to do Marvel-based movies done by Marvel Studios.

EDIT: Argggh, [up] you beat me to it. >_< [nja]

edited 15th Jan '17 11:34:45 AM by TargetmasterJoe

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#65942: Jan 15th 2017 at 11:16:55 AM

You get a gold star for effort, though.

My various fanfics.
Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#65944: Jan 15th 2017 at 11:28:26 AM

Kidnapping horses.

Like a boss.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#65945: Jan 15th 2017 at 11:44:27 AM

[up][up], [up][up][up]:

Aw, thanks, you guys.

So, is anyone wondering how much longer we'll have to wait until we see a trailer for Thor: Ragnarok?

I mean, I'll obviously watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, no questions asked, and Spider-Man: Homecoming will probably be the first actual Spider-Man movie I'll watch in the theaters, but I'm kinda curious about Thor: Ragnarok if only because how positively bonkers it sounds.

Maybe via SDCC 2017 or that D23 convention thing?

edited 15th Jan '17 11:47:24 AM by TargetmasterJoe

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#65946: Jan 15th 2017 at 12:11:30 PM

Whenever the first Marvel movie this year is.

KJMackley Since: Jan, 2001
#65947: Jan 15th 2017 at 1:09:09 PM

Well, the truth is that we have reached a saturation rate where the number of popular actors who haven't been involved with a comic book movie is growing thin. And a number of popular actors became popular because of comic book movies. The MCU has brought on Michael Keaton, while the DCEU has brought on Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe and JK Simmons.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#65948: Jan 15th 2017 at 1:26:59 PM

I think they might drop a teaser after Got G, a full blown trailer after Spider-man.

Next big event is Iron Fist anyway.

ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#65950: Jan 15th 2017 at 3:33:07 PM

I'm more or less gonna take any of that with a gigantic grain of salt. 4Chan "leaks" should never be taken seriously.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

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